Seth Pringle-Pattison, A. 1856-1931.

The grocers : the rise and rise of the supermarket chains / Andrew Seth and Geoffrey Randall. - London : Kogan Page, 1999. - xvii, 331 p. ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index

Preface. - Acknowledgements. - Introduction. - 1. The Tesco story. - 2. The Sainsbury's story. - 3. The Asda story. - 4. The Safeway. - 5. The Marks & Spencer story. - 6. The second tier in Britain. - 7. The market in Europe. - 8. The market in the United States. - 9. The lessons Learned. - 10. New ways of shopping, the Internet and allthat jazz. - 11.Winners and losers in the retail revolution. - 12. Future challenges. - Appendix. - Reference. - Index.

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